by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 8, 2014 | compassion, forgiveness, grace, guilt, longing for God, mercy, sin
One day I was trying to think of a way to illustrate the concept of “redemption” which is defined as: “To be bought back.” This story is what I came up with. Be assured that I’ve never spent time in jail or in prison–except in my...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Feb 22, 2014 | attitude, dependence, hope, hopelessness, humility, longing for God, peace
Naomi had a lot to worry about. After her husband and both of her sons died in a foreign land, Naomi trudged back to her native land with one of her son’s widows, Ruth. When she returned to her home in Bethlehem, hardly anyone recognized her, so great was her grief...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Feb 17, 2014 | anxiety, deception, fear, guilt, heaven, hope, hopelessness, longing for God, overwhelmed feelings, salvation
Let’s look at Jude 1:24 one last time. Isn’t it wonderful how much we can glean from this verse?Here it is again:”Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy,”...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Sep 20, 2010 | longing for God, overwhelmed feelings, Trust
I’m very sensitive to frame words so that my negative feelings won’t be communicated to the person who might have “inspired” that feeling. I’m careful to not give the impression that a person’s actions “caused” my...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Sep 15, 2010 | longing for God, trials, Trust
Here’s a link for reading my recent article published in Decision Magazine. It’s entitled, “How to Survive in the Furnace of Adversity.” I hope it will encourage you. It’s about my 10-month journey in pain. But I trust you’ll find...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Sep 9, 2010 | longing for God
Two weeks ago, I began blogging about longing for God and shared the five ways Dr. Kellemen wrote about that answers the question, “What do we long for when we long for Father?” (Soul Physicians).I’ve already written about how enjoying God is a part...
